Information about Dark Grayish Brown color

#594E42 - Dark Grayish Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#594E42, known as "Dark Grayish Brown", falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 78, 66) — 34.9% red, 30.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #594E42 reads as a softly toned warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rock (#5A4D41). Slightly further away sit Cork (#5A4C42) and Groundbreaker (#5A4F40).

The recipe behind #594E42 is rgb(89, 78, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #594E42: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Dark Grayish Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Grayish Brown color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Grayish Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42
#81705F

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#A39483

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#C2B7AC

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#E0DBD5

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Grayish Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42
#463D34

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#342E27

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#231E1A

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#110F0D

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Black

#000000

Dark Grayish Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42
#61574C

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#696158

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#716B64

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#787571

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Grey

#808080

Dark Grayish Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#475741

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#505741

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#575641

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Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42
#574341

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#574147

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#574150

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Dark Grayish Brown color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#414C58
#414C58

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#414158
#414158

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#415858
#415858

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#585841
#585841

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#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#584141
#584141

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#41584D
#41584D

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#4D4158
#4D4158

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#4C5841
#4C5841

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#414C58
#414C58

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#4D4158
#4D4158

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#594E42
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#415841
#415841

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#414C58
#414C58

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#584158
#584158

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Nearest named colors to Dark Grayish Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Rock color link
Rock

#5A4D41

Cork color link
Cork

#5A4C42

Groundbreaker color link
Groundbreaker

#5A4F40

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Saddle color link
Saddle

#5D4E46

Dark Grayish Vermilion color link
Dark Grayish Vermilion

#594842

Dark Grayish Amber color link
Dark Grayish Amber

#595442

Rough N Tumble color link
Rough N Tumble

#5B4C48

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Dark Grayish Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#594E42
  • RGB89, 78, 66
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 65
  • CSSrgb(89, 78, 66)
  • HSL31°, 15%, 30%
  • HSL Precise31.304°, 14.839%, 30.392%
  • HSV31°, 26%, 35%
  • HSB31°, 26%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.306, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.306, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.306, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID594E42
  • DECIMAL ID5852738
  • Name Length18
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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